Let's Make Some Art, Dammit

June 25, 2021. This is Julia, still recovering from having a tooth removed, but of a better demeanor than she has been recently (though that might be the drugs speaking). She's eating (soft food) well and seems pretty active, so it's all good news. Did some work on the CovidEA project today, and have been reviewing funding applications for IRAP again. https://flic.kr/p/2m7AWoT

June 23, 2021. These are mallows blooming on our front lawn beside the driveway, take after I returned from another short after-work bike ride. While in St. Albert I discovered my rear tire was soft; the small hand pump I've been carrying around more more than a year but never used was completely useless, as for some reason it would not pump air. But a man came out of his house with a pump and got me back on the road. So, my thanks to the man from St. Albert. https://flic.kr/p/2m7ED5Q

June 22, 2021. This is Charlemagne licking his nose as seen through the wide-angle lens. Today my focus was less on work and more on cats as Julia spent the day at the vet getting a tooth removed - it grew in all curved and was tearing at the inside of her mouth. Poor cat. I'm happy to report Julia made it home safe and sound and groggy. https://flic.kr/p/2m7EAvm

June 21, 2021. This is the view looking down from the bridge over the Little Castor River about 5km east of town. I've vowed to get out more during the week after spending the last three weeks not really getting out at all at lunch or after work. This is what makes the days all blend into each other. I have a meeting first thing this morning, and focused the rest pf the day on the newsletter and making graphs. https://flic.kr/p/2m7BHNH

June 20, 2021. I'm guessing this is a young chickadee, based on the colouring and the mottled feathers. We spotted this and much more during our hike today on Stony Swamp Trail, in Ottawa's southwest. First time we've been there, and it's really quite nice, one of the best of the Greenbelt trails. There's a lot more to this part of the Greenbelt and we'll be back. https://flic.kr/p/2m6GkDM

June 19, 2021. Today was windy and not very pleasant for a bike ride but I put in 66 km anyway just to enjoy scenes like this, a typical day at a typical diner in small town Ontario. https://flic.kr/p/2m6ujSq

June 18, 2021. You can see what sort of weather we had today by these leaves from the front lawn. I like to get a Friday ride in before my Saturday ride (Sundays are reserved for hiking with Andrea) but it wasn't happening this week. I did finally get back to my gRSShopper code, working on creating good graphs. https://flic.kr/p/2m6qbgm